Effects of strip and single-tree selection cutting on birds and their habitat in a southwestern Quebec northern hardwood forest

2005 ◽  
Vol 209 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédérik Doyon ◽  
Daniel Gagnon ◽  
Jean-Francois Giroux
Keyword(s):  
Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood ◽  
Selection Cutting ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Single Tree Selection

Dynamics of the diameter distribution after selection cutting in uneven- and even-aged northern hardwood stands: a long-term evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1525-1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarita Bassil ◽  
Ralph D. Nyland ◽  
Christel C. Kern ◽  
Laura S. Kenefic
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Diameter Distribution ◽  
Weibull Function ◽  
Northern Hardwood ◽  
Selection Cutting ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Second Growth ◽  
Single Tree Selection ◽  
Diameter Distributions

Selection cutting is defined as a tool for uneven-aged silviculture. Dependence on diameter distribution by forestry practitioners for identifying stand conditions has led to misuse of selection-like cuttings in even-aged northern hardwood stands. Our study used several long-term data sets to investigate the temporal stability in numbers of trees per diameter class in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands treated with single-tree selection and in 45-year-old second-growth stands treated with selection-like cuttings. We analyzed data from New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin to determine changes through time in number of trees across 2.5 cm diameter classes, shifts in the shape and scale of the three-parameter Weibull function used to describe the diameter distributions, and dynamics of associated stand attributes. Findings showed that single-tree selection cutting created and sustained stable diameter distributions and uniformity of conditions through consecutive entries in uneven-aged stands. By contrast, these characteristics varied through time in the second-growth stands that had been treated with selection-like cuttings. Analysis also showed that the Weibull shape and scale parameters for stands under selection system migrated towards those of the recommended target diameter distribution in the uneven-aged stands. These parameters diverged from the target with repeated use of selection-like cuttings in the second-growth even-aged stands.

scholarly journals Preferences for Northern Hardwood Silviculture among Family Forest Owners in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander C Helman ◽  
Matthew C Kelly ◽  
Mark D Rouleau ◽  
Yvette L Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Hardwood Forests ◽  
Family Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Upper Peninsula ◽  
Northern Hardwood Forests ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Single Tree Selection

Abstract Managing northern hardwood forests using high-frequency, low-intensity regimes, such as single-tree selection, favors shade-tolerant species and can reduce tree species diversity. Management decisions among family forest owners (FFO) can collectively affect species and structural diversity within northern hardwood forests at regional scales. We surveyed FFOs in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan to understand likely future use of three silvicultural treatments—single-tree selection, shelterwood, and clearcut. Our results indicate that FFOs were most likely to implement single-tree selection and least likely to implement clearcut within the next 10 years. According to logistic regression, prior use of a treatment and perceived financial benefits significantly increased the odds for likely use for all three treatments. Having received professional forestry assistance increased likely use of single-tree selection but decreased likely use of shelterwood. We discuss these results within the context of species diversity among northern hardwood forests throughout the region.

Earthworms, litter and soil carbon in a northern hardwood forest

2012 ◽  
Vol 114 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 269-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Fahey ◽  
Joseph B. Yavitt ◽  
Ruth E. Sherman ◽  
John C. Maerz ◽  
Peter M. Groffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood
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